considered as its conclusion. Then, by analyzing
his album Blonde and briefly discussing its
surrounding works, such as the visual album
Endless and the magazine Boys Don't Cry, I'll use
these categories to demonstrate how Frank
Ocean may be classified as a postmodern artist.
Due to the limitations of this article, I will only
analyze what I consider to be the most essential
components of the album that can be considered
postmodern, but I will provide recommendations
for further research based on my findings.
Modernism can be defined as a cultural and
creative movement that spanned the late 1800s to
the early-mid 1900s, with the latter half of the
period heavily influenced by the events of World
War I. Modernism refers to the activities of those
who believed that old forms of culture, such as
art, literature, and architecture, were becoming